Attitude

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I want to read this one everyday. Sandy

ATTITUDE

The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each

morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly

applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she

smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.

As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of

her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.

" I love it, " she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just

been presented with a new puppy.

" Mrs. , you haven't seen the room .... just wait. "

" That doesn't have anything to do with it, " she replied. " Happiness is something

you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how

the furniture is arranged...

it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it

" It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have

with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful

for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and

all the happy memories I've stored away .... just for this time in my life.

Old age is like a bank account you withdraw from what you've put in .. So, my

advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of

memories . Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still

depositing.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less